Air carrier pilot complains about runway change.

Attributes
ACN	139484
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : circling
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 8
ASRS Report	139484
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft operator didn't like the operation. Air carrier X was on final, an small transport in position and a medium large transport rolled full length of runway. To avoid sending air carrier X around I told him to circle and land runway 32. He gave no indication it was not acceptable until he called on the telephone. In my opinion it was not an unsafe operation and if he thought it was he should have said so and I would have issued a go-around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT RWY CHANGE.

Narrative: ACFT OPERATOR DIDN'T LIKE THE OPERATION. ACR X WAS ON FINAL, AN SMT IN POS AND A MLG ROLLED FULL LENGTH OF RWY. TO AVOID SENDING ACR X AROUND I TOLD HIM TO CIRCLE AND LAND RWY 32. HE GAVE NO INDICATION IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE UNTIL HE CALLED ON THE TELEPHONE. IN MY OPINION IT WAS NOT AN UNSAFE OPERATION AND IF HE THOUGHT IT WAS HE SHOULD HAVE SAID SO AND I WOULD HAVE ISSUED A GO-AROUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.